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. M. G, IMBA'CH AND I. WEIDENMAN,.OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 80,352, dated July 28, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT 1N PAPER cars.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, M. G. IMBACH and I. WEIDENMAN, of Hartford, in the county of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, have `invented a new and improved Paper Cap; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in` Awhieh- Figure 1 is a view of our cap.

Figure 2 is a. view of the band and visor.

Figure 3 is a view of the paper crown.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. 4

The object of this invention is to furnish a cap or hat of paper, having the crown andband in two distinct parts, whereby the former can be removed when soiled, and `another substituted.

Toacc'omplish this the crown is formedv of paper, in a manner to he shown, and fitted to slipV on the said l band, and be secured there with clasps, or other equivalent device.4

The crown is formed by cutting from a rectangular sheet of paper` a series of gores'or triangles, leaving them'united at their bases in a continuous hand, as shown at A, fig. 3.

4 The ,ends of the band are then fastened together, and the vertices of these gores brought to a common centre, and united bypassing the wire shank of an ornamental button, C. through a hole in the point of each, thus forming a crown, as shown in fig. l.

The band D is made of paper, as shown in fig. 2, at E. Its upper edge is cut nearly straight,but on the other there are dovetail-shnped projections, which, on being turned at an angle with the outside of the band, serve to fasten the visor or rim to it. The visor or rim Vis made of paper. Two pieces of paper, cut, nearly in the same shape, are placed atways upon each other, the dovetail-shaped,projections of the band are then placed between them,and the whole is cemented with glue, paste, or any other adhesive substance. When sufficiently vdry to adhere well, the visor or rimis sewed along its outer edge and other places, so that heat, dampness, or other causes may not part it, then the whole article is covered with varnish, and dried, so as to produce a'smooth, hard surface, but leave the fabric elastic. l Y The crown slips on partially over the band l), and is fastened in place with the common `metallic clasps used for fastening legal papers, as shown at B, fig. 1.

A small circular disk is left on the vertex of each gore, when cut, through which the shank passesV that the latter may be less liable to tear out, and also.to conduce to a. more finished appearance of the cap or hat.

The wire shank which passes through the points of' the gores is simply a doubled wire snrmounted with an l ornamental button, and the wires, after passing through, are separated Iand bent down upon the under surface of the crown. l d,

When a crown has become soiled, it is removed, and the button used for another crown, which is secured to the same band in the mannershown.

A Thus a cap or hat .may be made to present a clean, new appenrance, at a very small expense to the wearer. ySheets of gores may be stamped, printed, embossed, or otherwise ornamented, and furnished t'o the consamer at a triEing cost. i

The openings left between the Vgores serve to thoroughly ven'tilate the hat or cap; and this, lwith the nonconducting quality of paper, combines to rendern cap or hat made as above described, a` thorough protection against the sun's rays in summer, the season for which this form of head-covering is designed, `though it is well adapted for the indoor wear of mechanics and factory-operatives in all seasons.

We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentv As a new article of manufacturas paper cap, having its crown formed by cutting from a. rectangular sheet of paper a series of gores, or triangles, leaving them united' at their bases, and having their vertices united at a common centre, by means of the button C, said` crown being secured to the band D, as herein described for the purpose specified; M. e. IMBACH,

I. WEIDENMAN.

Witnesses:

N. SnIPMAN, E. A. MERRIMAN. 

